Session 1: The Search for Growth

Leading Middle Eastern operators, investors and advisers discuss the following strategic trends:

- M&A trends – how to structure deals in a credit restricted world
- Consolidation update
- New trends in financing – funding options in a capex hungry industry
- Focus on upcoming transactions
- Political risk update
- Intra-regional investment - where will the Middle East consolidators target next?
- Will 2008 be the year of the asset swap? Managing your portfolio of Emerging Markets investments
- Guide to investing outside the Middle East and Africa

Panel Keynote and Chair: Ghassan Hasbani, Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
Deepak Padmanabhan, CEO, Emirates International Telecoms
Albert Momdjian, Managing Director, Head of Middle East and Africa Investment Banking, Calyon
Osman Sultan, CEO, du Telecom
Tarek Tantawy, Vice President & CFO, Telecom Egypt
Erik Arveschoug, Head of TMT Corporate Bank/Corporate Finance, CEEMEA, Citi
Dr Mohammed Ali Al-Wohaibi, CEO, OmanTel
Ghassan Murad, Head of M&A, BATELCO
Kai-Uwe Ricke (former CEO Deutsche Telekom)

Session 2: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Executive Round Table

Round table discussion, moderated by Thomas Tschentscher, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Dr Fahad Mushayt, Head of Strategic Investment Unit, Saudi Telecom
Valentin Pitarque, Executive Director, Investment Banking Division - EMEA TMT, Goldman Sachs
Bruce Embley, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Mohamad Mourad, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton

Session 3: Middle East Operator Panel

Driving Organic Growth in Middle East telecoms markets: How to drive ARPU and market share in developed marketplaces?

- Achieving growth in mature markets, are we in the consolidation endgame?
- Broadband and content strategies for competitive marketplaces
- Making investment work – how to monetise niche Greenfield investments and integrate acquisitions
- Successful technology architectures for scaleable growth
- How to deliver ROI through value added services
- Guide to investing outside the Middle East and Africa

Chair: Darragh Stokes, Managing Director, Hardiman Telecommunications
Jassem Mohamed Al Zaabi, CEO, YahSat
Bertrand Guiot, Business Development & Strategic Relations, BT Global Telecom Markets
Ananda Bose, Executive Vice President - Corporate Affairs, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du)
Jeremy Sell, Head of Business Development, QTel

Session 4: Raising Capital for Growth Market Expansion

Themes of the discussion will include:

- Overview of financial instruments available to fund investment in growth markets
- Debt and equity market update
- Partnering with infrastructure companies to limit capex requirements
- Can Sovereign Wealth Funds fill the funding gap

Chair: Matthew Woodington, Assistant Editor, TelecomFinance
Scott Barton, Head of Global Banking & Markets, Middle East, Royal Bank of Scotland
Steven Marshall, President Europe, Middle East and Africa, American Tower Corporation
Nina Triantis, Managing Director, Global Head of Telecoms and Media, Standard Bank